Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • IL Publics Pell and Infra Sign On LTR Template

    Uploaded by

    Northern Star Editor
    11 views2 pages
    The presidents of 12 Illinois public universities wrote a letter to a congressional representative urging investments in Pell Grants and campus infrastructure. They request doubling the maximum Pell Grant to $13,000 to better support the cost of attendance. They also ask for $48 billion in funding for deferred maintenance and technology upgrades across universities, whose budgets have suffered during the pandemic. Federal support is needed to improve facilities and support students and local communities.

    Original Description:

    letters written on behalve of double pell

    Original Title

    553514827 IL Publics Pell and Infra Sign on Ltr Template

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    Report this Document
    The presidents of 12 Illinois public universities wrote a letter to a congressional representative urging investments in Pell Grants and campus infrastructure. They request doubling the maximum Pell Grant to $13,000 to better support the cost of attendance. They also ask for $48 billion in funding for deferred maintenance and technology upgrades across universities, whose budgets have suffered during the pandemic. Federal support is needed to improve facilities and support students and local communities.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Flag for inappropriate content
    Download as pdf or txt
    11 views2 pages

    IL Publics Pell and Infra Sign On LTR Template

    Uploaded by

    Northern Star Editor
    The presidents of 12 Illinois public universities wrote a letter to a congressional representative urging investments in Pell Grants and campus infrastructure. They request doubling the maximum Pell Grant to $13,000 to better support the cost of attendance. They also ask for $48 billion in funding for deferred maintenance and technology upgrades across universities, whose budgets have suffered during the pandemic. Federal support is needed to improve facilities and support students and local communities.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Flag for inappropriate content
    Download as pdf or txt
    of 2

    July 27, 2021

    The Honorable (First Name) (Last Name)


    (Address)
    (City, State, Zip)

    Dear (Title) (Last Name),

    As Congress crafts legislation investing in infrastructure and support for


    families, we would like to highlight two areas where federal investments are
    needed: namely, the Pell Grant program, and campus infrastructure.

    University of Illinois As we noted in our May 21 letter to you, “the Pell Grant program is the
    President Timothy L. Killeen cornerstone of the federal student aid system, and provides essential support to
    roughly 50,000 low- and moderate-income students annually across our 12
    Chicago State University
    universities.”
    President Zaldwaynaka Scott

    Unfortunately, federal spending on Pell has not kept up with student need. In the
    Eastern Illinois University
    mid-1970s, the maximum Pell Grant award covered more than three quarters of
    President David M. Glassman
    the cost of attending a four-year public college. Today the maximum grant of
    $6,495 covers less than one third of these costs.1 We urge Congress to double
    Governors State University
    the maximum award to $13,000 and index the grant to inflation.
    President Cheryl F. Green

    Illinois State University


    In addition, we ask Congress to ensure that infrastructure legislation addresses
    President Terri Goss Kinzi the needs of the country’s public universities and our diverse student bodies.
    Reductions in state funding for higher education over the past decade, including
    Northeastern Illinois University capital investment, have resulted in lengthy deferred maintenance backlogs at
    President Gloria J. Gibson many public universities. The problem has worsened during the COVID-19
    pandemic, as construction projects have been delayed or cancelled and
    Northern Illinois University university budgets have suffered. The collective cost of addressing deferred
    President Lisa C. Freeman maintenance across our universities is estimated at over $4.6 billion.

    Southern Illinois University Federal funding is needed to improve or replace facilities and upgrade
    President Daniel F. Mahony technology, which will support not just our universities but also the communities
    in which we sit. We urge Congress to support the proposal from the Association
    Western Illinois University of Public and Land-grant Universities and the American Association of State
    President Guiyou Huang Colleges and Universities for a $48 billion program to support state investments
    in public university infrastructure.

    Thank you for your service to the people of Illinois.

    Sincerely,

    1
    Double Pell - Mini Policy Paper
    University of Illinois Northeastern Illinois University
    President Timothy L. Killeen President Gloria J. Gibson

    Chicago State University Northern Illinois University


    President Zaldwaynaka Scott President Lisa C. Freeman

    Eastern Illinois University Southern Illinois University


    President David M. Glassman President Daniel F. Mahony

    Governors State University


    President Cheryl F. Green Western Illinois University
    President Guiyou Huang

    Illinois State University


    President Terri Goss Kinzy

    1
    Double Pell - Mini Policy Paper

    You might also like